Hlophe could become president and hand-pick judiciary: Mpofu in JSC case

Mpofu said the matter was only in court because the DA lost the vote (in the National Assembly) and the applicants were seeking to change the constitution through the backdoor.In replying arguments before judges Selby Baqwa, Johannes Daffue and Colleen Collis, sitting in the Western Cape High Court, advocate Wim Trengove, for FUL which is asking for final relief, said the court could decide a constitutional issue and, citing case law, he said courts should not shy away from ruling in matters where a case had been made. This in spite of a similar challenge by AfriForum pending before…